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The Columbus journal., 1887-07-27
New York Coachmcn and Footmen.

New York and FOOtmen.
It Is getting to that pass that you can dis
tinguish the degree of social standing Of q
person who keeps q coach by the size Of the
canes the coachman and footman wear. These
extraordinary articles Of parade uniform be-
gan modestly enough. They were simply big
enough to make the wearers look odd. Now
they have assumed the dimensions ascribed
BY the western wit to the Chicago girls shoes,
which he describes as number ones-one hide
to each foot. The first capes imported into
this country were on the shoulders Of some
Of the ballet girls Of an English comic opera
troupe. Since the fashion invaded the stable
the stage has ~scornfully discarded it.
+ In an uptown outfltter's you may find q
sradatory collection of bearskin capes for
coachmen. They are displayed upon wire
dummies. The family coachman's size leaves
just room for him to peep over the furry
mound in ront of him at his horses ears. The
sizes adapted to second coachmen allows the
nose to become visible. The capes for coupe
and hanson drivers give q view of the
mouth. No capes as small as these are, how
ever, tolerated in private families with any
~pretentions to gentility.
came upon a footman one cold morning
recently, standing like q petrification at q
coach door. He wore q cape that spread out
like q family umbrella. The tip Of his nose
was blue, however, and tie moisture Of
misery was in his eye. A rude, small boy
knocked bis hat of with q SNOWFALL and
jeered at him. As his cape prevented his
seeing tho hat when he stopped, I picked it
up for him, and, after he had thanked me,
remarked that he looked comfortable in his
furry g~arniture.
Il feel like q judy, anyhow" he replied.
III knew the fellow that invented them,
rdr-
A lady came out of the shop and he went
on duty like q machine, but with murder in
his heart, II his eyes did not lis.-Alfred
Tumble in New York News
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WaterwOrks bonds at Ord the Othe,
day carried by d large majority.

With Asiatic cholera raging in South
America and several cases reported ut
different parts of the United States, re-
Gently at Detroit, Mich. people began to
consider what they would do in case it
should appear in epidemic form here
and to ask what can be done. First,
the sanitary condition of the premises
should be looked to; all decaying ami
NAL and vegetable matter removed.
Second. drink no water until after it has
been boiled. Third, procure a 51cent
bottle OF Chamberlain's Collc, Cholera
and Diarrhea Remedy and you may
consider yourself and family fortified
against the disease. Sold by Dowty &
Becher.
The Columbus journal., 1887-07-27
ELECTION IN BRITISH HONDURAS
a Day OF Much Rejoicing-A Big Feast,
Music and Dancing.

A Day OF Much Rejoicing.A Big Feast.
Music and Dancing.
Election day IS celebrated with much re-
3oicing, just as it used 70 be before Europeans
came to America The Spanish chroniclers
tell us that it was then customary for those
going OUT OF Office to give q banquet 10 their
successors, and at the present time the au-
thorities OF those villages always spread a
banquet election day. The entire repast is
placed on the table at once, except the tor
tillas. Fresh supplies of these are brought
steaming hot to the table every few minutes
Only men take part in this feast of the poll
6cians and boys wait on them. In the even
ing the hall is cleared for dancing; then the
women and girls appear. They are dressed
with colored embroidery and have bright
colored scarfs around their shoulders. Bull
seems to be their idea of elegance, for each
has several very full skirts, all stifiy starched.
Their gold ornaments, earrings, necklaces
n finger rings are very numerous-made
from ore found in their native soil. Some of
the girls are beautiful, though all are short
in stature Hike the men.
The musical instrument most used by these
people is the marimha, played after the man.
ner OF a dulcimer, but made Of wood and
PS A AAuS. lux UOucS VI LUG uQ6rlmO0
are plaintive, sweet and melodious. It can
be heard at a long distance in the still night
air.
The women sit around the room, but the
men stand in groups. When the dancing Is
to one Of them only advances to
the middle Of the floor and mods to the woman
he desires for a partner. She leaves her seat
and goes to face him, standing q few feet of.
They perform a jig, hardly moving their bod
les, though the steps are varied and rapid:
occasionally they exchange places, but never
clasp hands. Without even looking at her
partner, the woman returns to her seat when
the fancy takes her, and he, without chang
Ing his position, invites some one else by q
nod, for he is expected to remain on foot till
the music ceases. Then another takes his
place; SO dancing is kept up till midnight,
al conducting themselves with the greatest
decorum- but merry peals of laughter are
heard now and again. and every one seems
perfectly happy, chatting gayly as they wend
their way homeward in the soft moonlight
Coz. Home Journal.
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W. d. Hoyt & Co., Wholesale and Re
tail druggists Of Rome, Ga, says: We
have been selling d.. King's New Dis
covery, Electric Bitters and Bucklen's
Arnica Sslve for four years. Have never
handled remedies that sell 50 well, or
give such universal satisfaction. There
have been some wonderful cures effected
by these medicines in this city. Several
cases of pronounced Consumption have
been entirely cured by use OF q few bot
ties of d.. Kings New Discovery, taken
in connection with Electric Bitters. We
guarantee them always. Sold by Dovty
4 BecheE
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A Locomotive Gas Lighter.

The covered street at Milan, now well
known as the Victor Emmanuel gallery, Is
rooted with glass and completed by q large
dome, round the interior of which runs a
chain of gas lamps. The lighting Of these
lamps at a considerable elevation used to
present some difficulties, and was always q
source of risk, until an arrangement was
made for doing the work by electricity. A
miniature railway has been constructed close
TO the gas burners, ON which runs a little
electric locomotive carrying q wick stepped in
spirits Of wine. When it is desired to light
the burners the wick is set on fire and the
locomotive started on its career. It flies
round the dome, rapidly kindling the lights,
and exciting much interest among the crowds
that assemble nightly to witness the perform
enca-Boston Transcript.
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Whese do they 60.
The melting fakes Of the bright, vhits m0Wf
They 70 to nourish the April shower;
They 70 to foster the Maytimo 60wer8;
Where the roots Of the hidden grasses grow,
There do they 60
How DO they got
Drop after drop, In . silent fow,
When the warm rain falls, and The winds aro
loud,
And the swallow angs in the rift Of the cloud,
Through the frozen veins Of the earth below
They softly 60.
Why do they gof
Because Dame Nature win have Il sol
More than this. truly. cannot tell:
I am neither Q seer NOR an oraclei
When Il Is answered, I only know,
That they come and 60.
Kate Putnam Osgood
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Cufbs, Spints. Sweeney. Stiles, Spr aims
Sore and Swollen Throat, Coughs, etc
Save $50 by use of one bottle. Every
bottle warranted by c. b. Stillmsn
druggist, Columbus. NeS.
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Personal.
Mr.. N. H. FrOhilchstein, of Mobile,
Ala, writes: 1 take great pleasure in
recommending DR.. Kings New Dis
covery for Consumption, having used it
for 0 severe attack Of Bronchitis and
Catarrh. 1t gave me instant relief and
entirely cured me and 1 have not been
afflicted since. I also beg to state that I
had tried other remedies with no good
result. Have also used Electric Bitters
and Dr.. Kings New Life Pills, both of
which I can recommend.
DR.. Kings New Discovery for Con-
sumption, Coughs and Colds, is sold on
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Trial bottles free at Dowty l. Becher's
drug store.
The Columbus journal., 1887-07-27

The portrait of q miser which Is being
drawn in the contest over the will of James
Henry Paine, Of New York, would furnish
rich material for q novelist. The habits Of
the man, who left $40O, 600 tied in a old
handkerchief, are shown by his visits to res
taurant for his meals. He was very fond Of
mutton stews. Occasionally one would not
suffice and he would call for q second; the
price for q stew was ten cents. Generally his
pockets were stuffed with pieces OF dry bread,
which would at times fall out ON the floor.
He would order . stew, pile up crusts Of hard
bread taken from his pockets, throw over
them about half Q bottle OF Worcestershire
sauce and then swallow the whole with q
voracity terrible to behold.-Chicago Jour-
nal
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ENEMIES OF GOOD FICTION.

6hortsightodness Of Book Publlshers.
The "Resders Of Manuscript"
Ono great drawback to good work in fic-
ton is the financial inability Of capable
writer's Of both sexes to put their work before
the community. It Il useless to ssy that pub
fishers are ready to sei1e everything now and
eager to give the public the latest thoughts
This may be true Of some publishers, but
many are a. eager TO mako q hit and reduce
fancies or ideas to hard coin g any merchant
in the land. They publish books to make
money, and q striking title h often prized
moro q . good plot The publishers them
selves are human and often shortsighted.
Every one knows that some Of the best works
ever given to the world were knocked about
from publisher to publisher and finally sold
for q song.
Why is thisl Back Of the publisher are
1.-The readers Of manuscript, " the man and one
woman, sometimes the two men and one
woman, who must sit in judgment on the au-
thor's work. With all due respect for the ju-
dicious men engaged in publishing books. til
an undoubted fact that these readers do not
always possess especial fitness or knowledge
Of the works in question. It may sound like
treason, but it is undoubtedly true that many
excellent volums Of fiction are now hidden
away, condemned by some reader" far le@
experienced and gifted than the writer,
which, il published, would rank high and
benefit the reading world Any one who
spends much time In an editorial capacity
knows that mistakes as to acceptance and re-
lection constantly occur. It u the merest
folly to talk Of tho individuality Of the
writer" and the reality Of experience which
Is the secret Of success" when . book Of real
experience, far moro captivating and hled
with moving, thrilling life. IL ut down upon,
behind the scenes Of some publisheriS desk,
by men and Womsu who think IL viii not
pay"
Why talk Of ths reality Of experienced Ths
real enemies Of good fiction are The unsppre-
ciative. inexpsrienosd ~rsaden" who can no
moro undeFstand The sympathetic life Of the
people than . marc mechanical painter can
undsrstand the good points Of The Rembrandt
In your library. They aEs good man, good
woman, who aze paid to 1t IN judgment On
tho heart throhs oe real worhsn, real think
as, real doeFS, and their total inability 10
write Q good work a Action rsnders them un-
6t to dscids upon ~ work a those who
already have - puhaic sar and aze sagsr 70
give 0 o own eon6iotD . placs IN this fiction
q TIE da1." IN peu1hate1Q q American
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A Queer Bundle of Mail.

W caught the mail in dead earnest the
other day" said a mail agent ON the Northern
Pacific road. Zone Of the small places where
W catch q bag is between Bozeman and Bill
ling, n T. About three weeks ago the man
Who works the hook on the car saw what he
supposed to be q mail bag suspended from the
arm q TIE scaffold Mt the latter town In aues-
6on. We were running pretty fast, consider
ing the hard wheeling, and it took u but Q
t6y to grasp the dangling sack. II fell upon
ehs floor Of the car like a log. A glance at
tie bundle was sufficient to satisfy us that il
contained something more solid than letters
o napers. Ths sack wa ripped opsp and out
The Columbus journal., 1887-07-27
BucSlen's Arnica Salye.

The BEST SALvE in the world for Cuts
Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt Rheum,
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Chilblains, Corns, and all Skin Erup-
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pay required. 1t is guaranteed to give
perfect satisfaction, or money refunded
Price Is cents per box. For sale by
Dowty & Becher. july27
The Columbus journal., 1887-07-27

rolled the dead body OF a mana man with q
red beard and heavy, shaggy eyebrowx The
body was frozen stiff, it having hung all
night from the arm Of the scaffold. There
were three bullet holes in the mans breast,
two more through his neck and one In each
leg. Pinned on the left side OF the dead
mans coat was q piecsof brown paper, which
bore these words:
"'This Is q horse thief
Snatch him baldheaded.'
THAT was the queerest piece Of mail matter
We ever caught. We took the corpse to Bill
lings, where VIC turned It over to the coroner.
I suppose the fellow had been caught stealing
horses and shot on the spot. They have a
cheerful way out in that country of forward
ing an objectionable corpse to nsighboring
town."-Chicago Herald.
The Columbus journal., 1887-07-27
Too Young to Tell tho limo.

A young man recently returned home to
his faithful and wakeful spouse SO near day
break that you might call it early in the
morning.
my dear, how late you are tonight!
Where in the world have You been'' was
the greeting he received from his benight-
gowned wife as he shufied upstairs.
slate. (hic) 'Tishn't late. What maksh
you (hic) shink slater"
"Why, the chickens are growing. Don't
you hear"
"Shick'ns? Shpring (hic) shicks. They
dom (hic) know what time 'tiss."-Colum-
bus Dispatch.
The Columbus journal., 1887-07-27
New Kink.

$50 Miss Blank is marriedp he inquired.
Yes Il heard that her father gave her q
check for $4,000" Eyes, be did" "Was it
good for ~anything7" swell, that's the point
that puzzles everybody ho was there. They
were all crowding around to see il it was Ger
titled, when she held it aloft and exclaimed:
Dear father, but these diamonds are enoughF
She touched it to the gas and away it went.
l think it's a new kink, and one intended to
save the old man "-Det it Free Press.
The Columbus journal., 1887-07-27

fiction are enormous, b LIE q the American
psopas fruitful, but the outcome Vim not b
satisfactory until genius and application.
idsas and impeEsonation arc not subjected TO
the crucial test Of Incompetent readers" nor
while publishers pay moro attention 10 max.
ing Q hit" than the merits q Q volume. The
fault does not rest with the makers Of fiction,
but III producers in tho market-Bostou
GlOhA-
The Columbus journal., 1887-07-27
Manufacture of Paper Bottls.,

Paper bottles, capable of fully withstand
ing the effect Of alcoholic fluids, and unbreak-
able, are manufactured In the United States.
Paper is first made from ten parts rag, fifty
parts wood and forty parts straw stock.
Both sides Of the sheet are covered with q
mixture of defbrinated blood and powdered
lime. Ten ~thicknessas of this material are
placed one on another, and they are then
pressed in q hot metal mold until they as
sumo the form of half q bottle. The two
halves are then united under the influence of
heat and pressure into a perfect bottle-Bos-
ton Budget
The Columbus journal., 1887-07-27
The salmon catch OF the Columbus
liver was unusually small last spring.
Blood Will Tell

Yes. the old adase is right, but if the
liver is disc-dcred aud tho blood be-
comes thereby corrupted, the bad blood
throat, in tuno-s and ulcers, and in
tubercles in the lungs first stages of
consumptiOn) sven although the subject
be descended in a straight line from
Richard C9ur Ge Lion. or the noblest
Roman Of them all. For setting the
liver in order 10 other medicine in the
world equals DIR. Pierce's Golden Med
ical Discovery" Try it and your blood
will teli' the story Of its wonderful
efficacy.
The Columbus journal., 1887-07-27
Tilden and His Stock

Mr.. Tilden frequently invested in railroad
stocks whenever there was Q decline IN the
market or . chance to get IN on the ground
floor in . deal Il nettled him, however, to
be considered q Spectator. he would indig-
nantly repudiate the Characterization, and
say: Il IN an investor, not . Spectator. I
buy when I consider stocks are . good pur-
chase; then I decide On the figure I viii sell
at, just as q grocer marks his selling price,
and l sell whenever I can get my price, with
out reference to the market. "-Chicago
Herald,
The Columbus journal., 1887-07-27
The Future Of Cremation.

The cremationists held their yearly meeting
the other night at tho mayoralty Of the
eighth reimbursement. In bis report on the
progress Of their work during tho past year
the secretary referred in special terms Of
satisfaction to the act which the chamber Of
deputies ON March so passed by . majority Of
81 votes against l74 to render cremation
optional in France, according to the viii lsft
by q person. The Holy See has prohibited,
that il to say, mathematical, this funeral
ceremony in Italy, but its decree viii prob
ably remain q dead letter, ~ cremating b
very popular in that country, where no len
than sixty cremating societies exist. Fur
mces have also been built ct Geneva, Zurich,
New York, San Francisco, Buffalo, etc. In
Germany . petition to the reichstag for tB
federation has obtained 1900 signaturuL
In the Mauritius several determined e1ema-
tioniss have ordered their bodies, in the sb-
sence Of ovens I'D hoe, to be burned N com-
mon pyres, the operation lasting four houn
London News
The Columbus journal., 1887-07-27

Inflammation Of the bowels, Darrh@a
Dysentary, Collie, and all kindred dis
eases are relieved at once by the use of
Beggs' Disrrh0ea Balsam. We guarantee
every bottle 70 give satisfaction. DR.. A.
Heintz. 3feb23
The Columbus journal., 1887-07-27
Good Time ON the P.nhandls Road.

Good Time on the Panhandle 8osd.
The examination Of watches of conductors
and engineer On the c., St L. and r. Is pro.
crossing slowly. There are some 800 watches
to be examined, and about $50 have been OK.
amined. Fully 50 per osn arc condemned.
The idea Of the company h to compel every
man In their employ to have . reliable time
keeper Some amusing incidents iconnscted
with the examination are related. Ono big,
honest looking man, who had Just been pro
NOTED to m engineers seat, came In the first
of the week. He bad an old fashioned watch
that might have kept good enough time 70
run . country school On, but certainly wasn't
the kind Of . ttmepiece On the accuracy Of
which you would want 70 trust your life.
When it was CONDEMNED the man took Il
good naturedly.
III It isn't reliable" said be, II don't want
il. I run a. much risk - tho passengers do"
That man d now the posseDor of one Of The
finest watches on the road. Another man,
who had just taken charge Of IN engine,
dropped in . couple Of days ago.
Il . my watch right" be aid, sbscauss
for the past " years I have been firing for
. man who was 20 careless about his time
piece that I lived In . sort Of perpetual fear.
He had n old Waterbury and hs always car.
ried It in his pants pocket"
The movement Of the Panhandle road d
something Of IN experiment. II It b succsB-
full it viii in all probability b sdopoed by all
the other roads In Pennsylvania. -Indianspo-
Lis Journal
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Instruction in Practical Work.

N~s~
Col Richard 7. Auchmuty, who has been
writing for magazines on tho subject Of IN
dustrial education, IA practical a. well q
theoretical In The sdvancement Of his ideas
upon that subject For many years Col.
Auchmuty has brought together In tho upper
Fart Of New York in night schools and small
gatherings young people whom be has In
structed In practical every day work. A gen.
tleman who has visited his schools said 70 mo
the other day: The colonel is . practical
philanthropist and has been sowing good
seed. / saw him showing one young man
how to mix mortar. Another Of his pupils
he was i~nstructing in showing q jack plane.
Still another wa being shown how to ue .
saw. That seems to be a simple thing, but
skilled carpenters will tell you that not one
man In fifty knows how to properly shove q
saw back and forth through q pine board.
The colonel had also q little class Of pupils
who were icing instructed how to sharpen
edge tools You can catch the idea Of his
work from these samples. he was engaged
In making helpful young men out Of helpless
ouean-New York Tribune.
The Columbus journal., 1887-07-27
Spoiled His Endowment.

The other evening, as the audience at the
California gradually awoke and began to
pass out for q drink between acts, one Of the
noble army of unemployed actors now en-
gagged In propping up the Kearney street
cigar stores said to another with q yawn,
well, how does this strike you, Nedf' ut
reminds me of q little incident during q barn
storming trip I took with the 'Strickly Bust
ness Company" said the other. "You see,
business got so internal bad we had to camp
out up near Vacaville. One morning we
missed Bishop and hunted for him every
where. After q while we found him snoring
away under O tree surrounded by a flock OF
geese, who were Kissing at him vigorously.
We woke up the alleged comedian. Great
Scott, boysr he said, why didn't you let me
alone. l was just dreaming that l was play
ing to a full house for once.'"-San Francisco
Wash.
The Columbus journal., 1887-07-27

Chamberlsin's Collie, Cholera and
Diarrhea Remedy a always be de-
pended upon, it is pleasant to take and
will cure cramp, cholera morbus, dysen.
terry and diarrhaa in their worst forms.
Every family should be provided with II
during the summer months. Is cent,
so cent and dollar bottles are sold by
Dowty & Becher.